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Offer: Senior Teaching Technician:Job description:Job location: London Location : South Kensington Campus Job Summary The Department of Life Sciences has seven teaching laboratories in two buildings providing practical classes for over 1000 undergraduate students on two degree streams and 2 Masters courses. The post has three main purposes. To: » To provide support for the day-to-day management of Life Sciences teaching laboratories and connected space used for teaching for one of the degree streams. » Provide direct line management to junior technical teaching team staff. » Plan and develop delivery of existing and new laboratory practical classes with the Teaching Laboratory Manager and other significant staff. tasks and Responsibilities These include: » Work closely with the Teaching Laboratory Manager and other teaching staff to deliver a proactive approach to the technical support for one of the Life Sciences degree streams and to enhance the expertise base of the team to provide a further contribution to the first-class teaching of Life Sciences at Imperial. » Identify wider training and development opportunities for junior technical staff. » To be responsible for potential new equipment and suppliers for an up-to-date, excellent laboratory practice for students. » Assist the Teaching Laboratory Manager and others, as appropriate, to develop a strategic plan for the delivery of technical services and support for Life Sciences related practical classes across faculties and the college outreach programmes as required. » Work closely with technical staff in the testing and optimising of each practical and identify, provide or source training where necessary. Essential requirements These include: » Educated to degree level in Life Sciences or a related subject. » practice of practical undergraduate teaching in Life Sciences or related subject in an HE environment. » practice of managing a team. » practice of laboratories and equipment management. » practice of developing new methods and procedures » practice of training of staff and students. » Managing waste streams. » practice of managing Health & Safety within laboratories. more information This is a full time, open-ended function located at South Kensington Campus. Should you require any further details on the function Contact Us by: Pat Evans - pat.evans@imperial.ac.uk. Skills:
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